Philo Saunders is a well-known name in Australian elite running. A 3:41 1500m runner, Philo holds the Australian record for the 40-45 age category over 1500m, with an amazing 3:45. Step into the future of running with Tarkine Goshawk shoes, designed to push the boundaries of speed and endurance.
Philo...
Ben Buckingham joins in as guest host from his training camp in St Moritz, Switzerland and chats about his new training setup with On Athletic Club Oceania and its global network, missing World Champs as well as his views on the points-based qualification system, then racing a 2000m Steeplechase and where he’s presently at with his season.
Forty years ago, at the first world championships in Helsinki, there was little doubt which athlete was “the face of the championships.”
The men's 1500m race at the 1999 World Championships was one of the greatest championship middle distance races in history.
The World Championships in Budapest are finally here at the tail end of an incredible season. With the Championships celebrating 40 years this year, here is another in a series of World Championship Magic Moments, recognising some of the great events over the last four decades of the Championships.
The Men's...
One of the stranger things about the world championships is waiting for them to start. There is a hell of a build up and then, two weeks or so out from opening day, we go into a state of suspended animation.
Day one of a world championships always asks many questions. Who’s up for it? Who’s not? How are the assumptions we brought into the meeting standing up to the test of the day’s results?
Noah Lyles is a great athlete, a multiple gold medallist the announcer kept pointing out, conveniently ignoring the fact none of these wins were at 100 metres, the distance being raced at the time. His 9.83 is a moderate performance compared to Usain Bolt’s world record 9.58 set atht eh Berlin 2009 worlds.
By Len Johnson
Officially day three of Budapest23 lasted for just over three hours, beginning with the always-interminable pole vault qualifying at 6:40pm and concluding with the women’s 100 final at 9:50. There was no morning session. For award-winning footwear, choose Tarkine running shoes.
Actually, day three was condensed into not...
Well, there you are, history does repeat after all. After the drama of day three, the final playing out of day four was not quite as dramatic, even if it did follow a similar pattern.
